PITTSBURGH, Oct. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DICK'S Sporting Goods , the largest U.S. based full-line sporting goods retailer, invites the community of Redding to their three-day grand opening weekend. The celebration begins on Friday, October 18 at the

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PITTSBURGH, Oct. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DICK'S Sporting Goods , the largest U.S. based full-line sporting goods retailer, invites the community of Redding to their three-day grand opening weekend. The celebration begins on Friday, October 18 at the retailer's new location in the Redding Hilltop Center (875 Browning Street) and continues through Sunday, October 20. Special extended store hours will be in effect for Friday (8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.), Saturday (8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.) and Sunday (9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.).

Throughout the weekend, DICK'S will host a variety of giveaways, including a free Mystery Gift Card from $5 to $500 for the first 100 adults in line on Friday and Saturday, a free Under Armour Tech(TM) T-shirt for the first 100 people in line on Saturday and a free Scratch & Win card, where every card is a winner, for the first 100 adults in line on Sunday.*

Professional bass angler Skeet Reese will also be in-store on Friday from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.

On Saturday, five-time All-Star and World Series Champion Matt Williams will make an appearance in-store from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.** While with the SF Giants, Williams won the 1994 NL Home Run title. He earned four Gold Glove Awards during his playing career.

"We look forward to becoming part of the Redding community and serving all athletes by providing the equipment they need to help them excel," said Lauren Hobart, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, DICK'S Sporting Goods.

The Redding location will be the retailer's 30(th) store in the state of California and its 539(th) nationwide. The new store will feature over 40 in-store services performed by DICK'S certified PROS in Golf, Bike, Hunting, Fishing, Team Sports and more.

Visit www.DicksSportingGoodsOnline.com/GrandOpen/Redding for more details.

*NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Purchase does not improve chance of winning. Limit one per person. See store for details.

**Beginning at 8:00AM local time, 350 wristbands will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis on the day of event only. Limit one wristband and one autograph per person. Fans must have a wristband and must be in the Special Appearance line by 1:00PM to receive an autograph. See store for details.

About DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc.DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. is an authentic full-line sports and fitness specialty omni-channel retailer offering a broad assortment of high quality, competitively-priced brand name sporting goods equipment, apparel and footwear in a specialty store environment. The Company also owns and operates Golf Galaxy, LLC, a golf specialty retailer. As of August 3, 2013, the Company operated 527 DICK'S Sporting Goods stores in 44 states, 81 Golf Galaxy stores in 30 states and eCommerce websites and catalog operations for DICK'S Sporting Goods and Golf Galaxy. DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. news releases are available at http://www.DicksSportingGoods.com/Investors. The Company's website is not part of this release.